Love and Faith

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Chapter 5


About an hour after she fainted, Hermione woke up in bed at the burrow. She saw Harry and Ron sitting there waiting for her to wake up. She shifted in her bed letting them know she was awake. They quickly noticed and went over to her side.

"How are you feeling Hermione?" asked Harry nervously.

"Oh, my head is killing me. What happened? " she asked wearily.

"You fainted."

"Where's Dra-Malfoy?" she asked

"He wanted to respect your wishes and didn't come. We promsied him updates. I'm gonna go owl him and let him know that you're awake and ok." said Ron as he started to walk out the door.

"Tell him to come, I need to talk to him." she called after him. He nodded as he left the room.

Then she remembered the dream. She wondered if it was just that or a memory coming back to her. It seemed so real and wondered if that was the begining of her and Malfoy's relationship. Thats why she needed to see him. A tear started to fall down he face as she looked up to Harry.

"Harry, I'm not ok. I'm very far from that. I'm so lost. I wish I could remember. From what I hear from everyone, we were so in love and so happy. I want to feel that again." she said as she looked down at her hands, and mising the wedding band that had been there 3 weeks ago. Harry tilted her head up to look at him.

"Don't worry, we will help you. You will get your memory back." he said smiling a promising smile. She leaned over and gave him a hug.

A few minutes later, Ron came back in with Draco. He looked awful. He was paler than normal, like he had lost his glow, his eyes were bloodshot and had bags under them indicating he hadn't had much sleep. and he was thinner, like he hadn't eaten in days. His eyes met her's and they had no flicker of any kind in them. The state of him made Hermione tear up.

"Harry, Ron, if you don't mind, I would like to have some privavcy" she said quietly. They both nodded and left te two alone. Draco stood near the door, not wanting to get too close to Hermione. They looked at eachother for a few moments before she gestured for him to come sit on the edge of the bed. He followed and went over to her.

"Draco, I had a dream when I fainted. I think it may be one of the memories I lost." she said hesitantly. She noticed he was looking at the floor and a tear trickle out of his eye.

"We were on Prefect duty and we were walking towards a portrait." she started. She noticed his head turn a look at her.

"The one of the boy and girl on a unicorn, the head dorms" he said knowingly.

"Then it really did happen, it was a memory. " she said as tears formed in her eyes. He nodded his head.

"Thats the day we became friends." he said with a stronger voice. "I wonder what triggered that memory?" he asked aloud.

"Its funny, a little girl, named Faith drew the exact same picture as the one in my memory. " she said.

Draco's felt a lump in his throat. Faith's Seer powers must be getting stonger. The voice he heard in the hospital was right, Faith played a big part in helping Hermione get her memory back.

"She's very smart you know. Ginny said she could probably give me a run for my money. " she said laughing.

"You don't say" he said with a small smile. He still didn't know how to tell Hermione tha she had a three year old daughter, that Faith was her daughter. He would have to tell her soon. He decided to tell her next week at the Quidditch event.

"Draco, do you think we could get together tommorow and have lunch?" she asked

"Yes, if you want too." he replied.

" I would like too. I want to get to know you again. I have a feeling this is the right way to go." she said hopefully.

She was starting to fall for him. She could see his ways were changed but, she couldn't let him in her heart, not yet it was too soon. It was upseting that she coulndn' t remember anything from the past 5 years. She tried so hard to remember when people showed her pictures or told her events and stories, but she couldn't. But why would a three year old drawing, bring it back little by little? The Healer had told her that her memory would come back all at once, but she assumed that it varies from person to person.

She slowly extended her hand and placed it on his. She felt a warmth and love drift into her. She looked at him and saw tears sparkiling in his eyes. Not ones of saddness, but ones of hope. He held her hand until she drifted off to sleep and then quietly left to let her rest, with the hope more memories would inhabit her dreams.

Draco apparated back to his Manor and found his daughter curled up by the fire, reading a book. He smiled, walked over to her and kissed her on her fore head. She was so much like her mother.

"Hi, daddy. Is mommy ok?" she asked.

"Well, she woke up and she wants to have lunch with me tommorow." he replied, while stroking her hair while she rested her head on his chest.

"When will she remember me? I thought she was the one of the smartest witches to go to Hogwarts?" she asked curiously and fustrated.

" Well, sweetie, you know what happened to mommy, and it will probably take a while for her to remember you. She thought daddy was mean at first, and now she wants to get to know me again. " explained Draco.

"When are you gonna tell her about me?" she asked yawning.

"Next week, at the Quidditch Tournament. The healer said to give mommy some time before I tell her about you. Finding out we were married was big news, and mommy had to get used to that." he said.

"She's gonna be mad that you didn't tell her sooner" she chimed in closing her eyes.

"I know. But she'll calm down. She always does. Your just like her. Beautiful, intellegent, brave,and so much more" he said looking down at her. She fell asleep. He gently picked her up, brought her to her room, and tucked her in bed, giving her a kiss on her cheek.

He made his way down to his room to turn in for the night. He got in his green silk pants and crawled under the covers. He had a picture on his night table with Hermione's wedding band in front of it. He picked up the picture and viewed it. It was of the two of them on their wedding day. Both had love shining in their eyes. they were so happy. He missed her terribly. He wanted his Hermione back desperatly. he put the picture back and piced up anothe one. It was one of Hermione, him and Faith when she was born. That was the happiest day of their lives aside from their wedding day. He closed his eyes and pictured the day when Hermione's memory would be restored and they could live happily like they always planned. He soon fell into a happy sleep, dreaming of the day she would remember, with the picture laying over his heart, like every night before.

A/N~ another chapter finished. i hope you all like it. again, thanks for reading.